Nano-size Polymers: Preparation, Properties, Applications

✍ Scribed by Stoyko Fakirov (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 399
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book details all current techniques for converting bulk polymers into nano-size materials. The authors highlight various physical and chemical approaches for preparation of nano-size polymers. They describe the properties of these materials and their extensive potential commercial applications.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nanostructured and Nano-size Polymer Materials: How to Generate Them and Do We Need Them?....Pages 3-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Nano-sized Polymer Structures via Self-assembly and Co-assembly Approaches....Pages 19-48
Direct Synthesis of Nano-size Polymers by Microemulsion Polymerization....Pages 49-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Electrospinning: Current Status and Future Trends....Pages 89-154
Isolation of Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Their Nanocomposites....Pages 155-177
From Polymer Blends to Nano-size Materials with Controlled Nanomorphology....Pages 179-200
Electrospun Polymer Nanofiber Separators and Electrolyte Membranes for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications....Pages 201-223
Converting of Bulk Polymers into Nanofibrils via Hot Stretching of Polymer Blends....Pages 225-249
Nano-size Polymers via Precipitation of Polymer Solutions....Pages 251-282
Fabrication and Properties of Spin-Coated Polymer Films....Pages 283-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Electrospinning—Commercial Applications, Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 309-342
Nanofibrillar Single Polymer Composites: Preparation and Mechanical Properties....Pages 343-366
Template-Assisted Approaches for Preparation of Nano-sized Polymer Structures....Pages 367-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-399

✦ Subjects

Nanotechnology;Polymer Sciences;Nanotechnology and Microengineering;Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering